Thursday, July 24, 2008

from Dr. Dog's "The Rabbit The Bat and The Reindeer," off their new album Fate (2008):

Well, I don't want a thing to do with your kindAnd I ain't got no time to kill on your dimeStrung up, hanging 'roundLooking like you're upside down

Well, I ain't wanting to shed no blood, that's your crimeAnd I ain't wanting to sling no mud, I clean it upYou ain't what I'd call a friendI wouldn't even if I could pretendMan, you ain't like anybody else

As night becomes the sun to riseAs dirt becomes the butterfliesAs sure as though it always seems to stay the sameAnd I'll be waiting anxiouslyAnd I'll be falling fast asleepAnd I'll be dreaming of the day the dream diedUh huh

No sticks, no stones could break my bones like you canIf I knew hate, I'd call it love for you, manHigh up on the hill, cheaper than a dollar billMan, you ain't like anybody else

Should we pretend that it's the end?Are you my curse or are you my friend?And if we got hit to the end of the roadWill you be there to carry my load?

I'm getting it back with that terrible feelingMy vision is cracked, but it looks like it's healingI'm getting it back like it's four in the morningWhen the sun only shines as if it's giving a warningI'm getting it back with the rest of the leap yearI'm keeping the rabbit, the bat, and the reindeerI'm getting it out, whatever I've gotta keep inI'm telling the truth, said it don't win with pretendShould we pretend?Should we pretend?Should we pretend?

check it: [mp3](and check out the new album. it really hits home in the second half, makes me forget to move at high speeds, reminds me to take 'er easy and wind down for a sit and stare on a windy porch...)